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Laona ventricosa

Laona ventricosa (Jeffreys, 1865)

Laona ventricosa @ Artsdatabanken - Cephalaspids of Norway by Manuel Malaquias

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Laona ventricosa (Jeffreys, 1865)

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassTectipleura
OrderCephalaspidea
SuperfamilyPhilinoidea
FamilyLaonidae
GenusLaona
SpeciesLaona ventricosa (Jeffreys, 1865)

Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [1348912]

Synonyms

  • Amphisphyra ventricosa Jeffreys, 1865 (original)
  • Philine velutinoides G.O. Sars, 1878
  • Rhinodiaphana ventricosa (Jeffreys, 1865)
  • Utriculus ventrosus Jeffreys, 1867
  • Philine ventricosa (Jeffreys, 1865)

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Ventricosa. From the Latin “ventricosus”, which means swollen or inflated.

Distribution

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Abundance

Northeastern Atlantic
4
Western Mediterranean
0
Eastern Mediterranean
0
No records Occasional Infrequent Frequent Very frequent

Relative abundance of Laona ventricosa among the different marine basins, based on our own records

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Laona ventricosa based on our own records.

This chart displays the number of annual observations of Laona ventricosa over the last 50 years, based on our own records. The trend should be interpreted with caution, as it may be biased by the growing popularity of this animal group.

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Bibliography

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Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Laona ventricosa" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 16/04/2015. Accessed: 24/10/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=19128)